Look ma, I'm an inventor: Teaching pre-school kids to invent a better future

Chua Howe Run with his invention called the Howebot. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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SINGAPORE - Four-year-old Chua Howe Run invented a night patch in 2018 that won him one of the top prizes in the United States the following year.

It caught the attention of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who lauded his efforts in a 2019 Facebook post.

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